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Yoruba Richen

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Yoruba Richen is known for The New Black (2013), The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022) and Black and Missing (2021).
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      • 7 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    The New Black (2013)
    The New Black
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2013
    The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
    The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Black and Missing (2021)
    Black and Missing
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020)
    The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2020

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    Producer



    • Don't Look Away
      • executive producer
      • Post-production



    • The Fall of Diddy (2025)
      The Fall of Diddy
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • The Recall: Reframed (2022)
      The Recall: Reframed
      4.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
      The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Will Lyman and Sarah Childress in Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022
    • When Claude Got Shot (2021)
      When Claude Got Shot
      8.0
      • field producer
      • 2021
    • The New York Times Presents (2020)
      The New York Times Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Crooked Lines (2018)
      Crooked Lines
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • TechMAKERS (2018)
      TechMAKERS
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Reconception
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Oya: Something Happened on the Way to West Africa!
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2015
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 2005–2014
    • Out in the Night (2014)
      Out in the Night
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The New Black (2013)
      The New Black
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2013

    Director



    • The Fall of Diddy (2025)
      The Fall of Diddy
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special (2024)
      The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
      The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Will Lyman and Sarah Childress in Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Black and Missing (2021)
      Black and Missing
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)
      High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The New York Times Presents (2020)
      The New York Times Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020)
      The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)
      The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Crooked Lines (2018)
      Crooked Lines
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Reconception
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The New Black (2013)
      The New Black
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2013

    Writer



    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Will Lyman and Sarah Childress in Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020)
      The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)
      The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The New Black (2013)
      The New Black
      6.8
      • co-writer
      • 2013

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